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Funeral ceremony for Odikro Kwaku Danso
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Recordist's notes
The people of the village come together at the Chief’s Palace in Tutu Akuapem Ahemfi for the funeral of Odikro Kwaku Danso, one of Tutu’s elders. Recorded by Massimo Carozzi for Unfolding Cultural Heritage, an international cooperation project between the region of the Greater Accra (Ghana) and Salento (Italy). Rode NT-SF1/SD MixPre 6
About the place
Aburi is a town of about 18,399 people in Eastern, Ghana. OttoAnna lists 17 field recordings from here.
Equipment mentioned: Sound Devices recorders and Røde microphones. Professional location recorders (702, 722, MixPre series) with very quiet preamps.
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Sources & credits
- “Funeral ceremony for Odikro Kwaku Danso - VRRW+PWH, Tutu, Ghana - Funeral ceremony for Odikro Kwaku Danso” by Massimo Carozzi – Public Domain Mark · radio aporee ::: maps via Internet Archive
- Reverse geocoding: GeoNames – CC BY 4.0